English

relamp

From re- + lamp.

Formed from re- + lamp

Proto-Italic *wre- ‘again’

English re-

Proto-Indo-European *leh₂p- ‘to shine’

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Latin lampas ‘torch, lamp, light’

Late Latin lampada

Old French lampe ‘lamp, light’

Middle English laumpe ‘a lamp or light’

English lamp

Today it means

verb To replace the lamp(s) in (a light fitting).

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.